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What, a new deck in Standard that’s not based with Indestructible or Modular?! A deck that relatively new, but barely uses a shred of Darksteel? One that is viable in a bone-dry Type II?

Yes, I have a new deck for you to gnaw your teeth on. It rips control decks apart, beating UW at an almost 80/20 ratio. This deck probably came to mind as “blah” after the release of Legions about a year ago. Believe it or not, this deck at take down tournaments by itself, going completely under the radar of the other powerhouse decks. Take a look at the decklist, and you too will be amazed. In fact, a player from Ohio (the largest States turnout for a few years now) took 9th with a similar deck. Although the deck looks very much like an aggro deck, it is actually a faster – and deadlier – control deck.

Yes, this deck is Slivers, but it is a surprisingly fast control deck, not a slow aggro deck. Once it gets going, difficult to stop. I’ll give you the usual card-by-card, and also the matchup numbers. The bottom line is that you beat Control, and usually have a tough time with Aggro.